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Chapter 966 Turning Trash into Treasure
"coming!"

The bitter soup pharmacist spoke softly, and in an instant, everything moved in all directions as a ball of light broke through the clouds and descended from the sky.

Boom! The shattered beams of light bounced off the ground like water, spinning and splashing in all directions.

The pharmacists surrounding the high platform hurriedly raised their sleeves to cover their faces, subconsciously shielding themselves from the oncoming aftershocks of light.

This attempt failed, as the aftershocks of the shattered light caused no harm.

When the smoke and dust cleared, one could see the Bitter Soup Pharmacist on the high platform, holding a small, crystal-clear cauldron in his palm.

He nodded to a young pharmacist on the lower right, "Please, pharmacist from Zhe County, step forward to open the cauldron!"

The pharmacist from Zheji was one of the pharmacists who were exiled to the southern border.

His ancestor learned martial arts in the capital, following the lineage of the Evil Alchemist. His master and fellow disciples committed a grave crime for the grand scheme of the 'Martial Saint Pill.' When their crimes were investigated, all adult disciples were executed, while the young disciples were exiled to the southern border.

The founder of the Zheji pharmacists was less than ten years old when he was barely alive. He was exiled to the southern border and then took on disciples to pass on his skills. This generation passed it down to him.

He nodded upon hearing this, climbed onto an earthen platform where the cauldrons were placed, and bowed respectfully towards the platform of the Bitter Soup Pharmacist.

"By the power of the governor's cauldron, I hereby grant you the authority to 'transform into a demon,' dissolve the demon corpse, and return to your true origin!"

Upon hearing this, the pharmacist Zheji trembled. Without asking any further questions, he immediately called upon his fellow disciples, medicine boys, and other helpers, and in a short while, they carried a huge demon corpse up from the foot of the mountain.

The monster in front of it was a wild bull demon, with a pair of large horns that made up most of its body length, and its body was as big as a small mountain, which was terrifying to behold.

With a thud, the body fell below the earthen platform, causing the ground to shake a few times.

The pharmacist from Zhe County felt a chill run down his spine. He only knew how to refine medicine, not how to refine demons, and he knew nothing about the so-called "demon transformation."

Facing the demon corpse, I felt like a tiger trying to swallow a hedgehog, with nowhere to start.

He heard the bitter soup pharmacist remind him, "Don't panic, just treat it like a routine medicine-making process. The demon corpse is the medicinal ingredient; just throw it in!"

Following the other party's instructions, the Zheji pharmacist lit the cauldron, and flames rose up, once exceeding the height of the cauldron and licking the surrounding area.

In his line of sight, a shooting star rose from the palm of the bitter soup and landed on the cauldron in front of him.

As if an ice cube had been thrown into a pot of boiling oil, the cauldron instantly shattered with a series of crackling sounds, and the patterns on the cauldron began to decompose and recombine.

In the blink of an eye, a seal script character appeared on the cauldron, meaning "transformation into a demon".

At this moment, what were originally precious ceremonial objects treasured by aristocratic families have been transformed into a practical... demon-transforming cauldron.

"go with!"

The pharmacist pointed at the demon corpse, and the Demon Transformation Cauldron seemed to open its mouth like a giant beast, swallowing the wild bull demon corpse, which was a thousand times larger than its own size.

Strangely enough, when the enormous demon corpse fell into the cauldron, there was no sound of it hitting the bottom, as if there was a bottomless pit inside that sucked it in and it continued to fall downwards.

At this moment, the earthen platform where he stood became the focus of everyone's attention in Juding Mountain.

The pharmacist from Zhe felt a lot of pressure; with so many people watching, he definitely had to produce some results.

Little did he know that not only in Juding Mountain, but also in the distant Governor's Mansion, many Golden Immortals were watching his actions from afar.

It is truly the case that every move of this young pharmacist is related to the success or failure of today's important event.

Xiaoyaozi took up his brush and wrote the seal script "Demonization". He used the Quan Ding as a carrier and the staff as a pen, combining the seal script skills of Chongyang Gong and himself, as well as the seal script creation techniques of Wu Laozhuang and the Western Xuantian Wanku Mountain.

Having mobilized so many resources and connections, we cannot afford the consequences of failure.

"Ok?"

The projected image above the Western Sky Cave suddenly spoke, "The activation of the Demon Transformation Cauldron?" He had noticed a detail that others had missed: the internal workings of the Demon Transformation Cauldron during activation were...

"Indeed, the Great Gentleman had half of the 'Original Demon Chapter of All Things' and lent it to me for three days. I then integrated all the insights into it, which led to the final design of the Demon Transformation Cauldron."

Xiaoyaozi pointed at the light screen and said, "Please be patient and watch!"

The pharmacist from Zheji on the earthen platform had already started the fire in the cauldron according to the steps of medicine making. The metal cauldron conducted heat very quickly, and the bottom was already red-hot.

Looking down from above, only a small part of the enormous demon corpse was visible. Although the surrounding cauldrons were steaming, the demon corpse itself remained motionless.

The characteristics of a demon's body are that it is difficult to be harmed by water or fire, and it is also difficult to be injured by swords and blades. Even after death, its corpse is difficult to decompose.

This cauldron is a prized possession of a distinguished family, typically used for steaming food and offering sacrifices to ancestors. It is also made of solid materials and can withstand high temperatures.

However, as the flames changed from yellow to white, and from white to blue, with the temperature rising steadily, the demon corpse remained unchanged.

until……

"Demonization!"

Suddenly, the pharmacist Zheji had a flash of inspiration. Looking at the seal script on the cauldron, a brilliant idea struck him, and the next moment he activated the Demon Transformation Cauldron's function.

An invisible force is injected into the firelight, and as one weighs the crisscrossing patterns on the cauldron, each node glows.

A miracle happened...

The demon corpse, which was originally unharmed, melted and shrank rapidly, like a snowman seeing the sun or a candle branded with a hot iron.

The demonic aura it originally emitted was instantly burned into a plume of black smoke that shot into the sky, emitting a pungent stench.

Upon witnessing this scene, many pharmacists present, driven by their professional instincts, blurted out, "Refining out the impurities, leaving only the essence!"

Zhou You, who was simultaneously working in two different places under the guise of Xiaoyaozi and Bitter Soup Pharmacist, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. "Isn't this just refining impurities and leaving behind the essence?"

Why did he invite so many pharmacists and even bring along so many Golden Immortals?

The theories and techniques of the Golden Immortal Path were used to forge the Demon Transformation Cauldron, but the real power of this weapon was brought into play by pharmacists with interdisciplinary skills. It seemed feasible to change the method of refining medicine to refining demons.

In practice, it proved to be highly feasible.

The pharmacist's heart pounded violently as he watched the demon corpse melt in the cauldron, struck by the immense blissful aura.

As the successor of exiled criminals, he had always longed to cleanse himself of his sins, and now he saw hope and a glimmer of light.

What is the greatest achievement in this southern region? Killing and exterminating demons!
As a pharmacist, he also practiced martial arts, but his strength was limited and he had no opportunity to make contributions. But now it's different. The appearance of the Demon Transformation Cauldron has given him a chance to use his skills.

Ding dong, ding dong!
The sound of dripping liquid broke the Pharmacist Zheji's thoughts; the demon corpse had not only been refined, but something had also been extracted from it.

At this moment, the smile on the bitter soup pharmacist's lips belonged to Zhou You.

That's right, the core of the Demon Transformation Cauldron comes from the principle of Zhou Nanwang's Great Conquest and Robbery Hand.

When the dragon demon blocked the way, Zhou Nanwang extracted a large amount of essence and blood from a distance to repair Zhou Mukong's damaged body.

Afterwards, Zhou You also consulted Zhou Nanwang about the principles behind this technique, and through calculation, he incorporated it into the blueprint of the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

At this moment, the essence dripping from the Demon Transformation Cauldron is the most concentrated and purest essence and blood extracted from the demon corpse.

Previously, the demonic energy, which was considered highly poisonous by martial artists, had already been burned away and released as a plume of black smoke.

Originally, the demon corpses were treated as garbage and buried in the open, taking up space. Now, they are being reused.

(End of this chapter)